SEYMOUR, Ind. (AP) – A tornado flipped mobile homes, tossed debris into trees and tore the roof off a police station as it traced a path up to a half-mile wide in southern Indiana, officials said Thursday.
Thousands of homes and businesses lost power in Wednesday night’s storm, and two elderly residents were hospitalized after being trapped in their home.
At least five homes were destroyed in Jackson County, said Duane Davis, the county’s emergency management director.
The tornado was responsible for tearing blowing roofs off of some homes and the Crothersville police station, the National Weather Service said. Its path grew to a half-mile wide at one point, meteorologist Dave Tucek said.
The heaviest damage appeared to be around Seymour. Seymour resident Cathy Sandlin said she and her family ran for cover when the storm hit.
“It was just here and gone,” she said.
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